Melvin Newland

Ridge Chapel

Christian/church Of Christ, Pastor/Minister

About me:Ridge Chapel is located within Flint Ridge Resort, a gated community in the NE corner of OK near Siloam Springs, AR. The congregation in an undenominational fellowship serving not only the residents ... read moreof the resort, but also many in the surrounding area. The congregation is particularly active in supporting a variety of mission outreach efforts.

After student ministries during College & Seminary years, served 15 years as Minister of the newly established First Christian, St. Ann, MO (during which time our congregation swarmed 4 more new congregations & helped start 10 more in the St. Louis area); 2 years as Associate Director of North American Christian Convention, Cincinnati, OH; 8 years as President of Dallas Christian College, Dallas, TX; and, after serving 25 years with Central Christian, Brownsville, TX., I retired and moved to Kan

I’ve been married for 57 years to the former Ethel Wilmoth of Dallas, TX. We have 3 children: a daughter, Patty Duke, & her husband Walter, formerly houseparents at Cookson Hills Christian Ministries in OK; a son, Gary (wife-Ruth), who ministers to Northeast Christian Church in San Antonio, TX,; and a daughter, Shari Borders (husband-Russ), who is Children’s Minister at Gateway Christian, St. Louis, MO. We have 9 grandchildren, & 4 great-grandchildren. Our oldest grandchild, Jason Duke, is the [less]

,I was led to read this sermon. It is such a blessing. Thank you for allowing the Lord to put this together through you and the illustrations you shared. It truly does touch the heart ... and it came from God's heart through yours. Blessings brother.